Shelving construction



Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,671

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This invention relates to shelving construction, aiid has ioritsprinci al ob'ect, the

' rovisio'nof a series of mem 'rs w ich can .quickly and easily assembled as a case of 6. shelves, or disassembled without the use of too her will interlock with another member with- 10 out the use of extraneous brackets, clamps,

.etc. 1

A ffurther object of the invention. is to provide shelving which can be added to or subtracted from without interferin with the 15 remaining shelves, and without it eing nec- 3 .essgs to use nails, screws, bolts and the like.

detail construction 'ofthe invention, ,which'is designed for simplicity, economy and efiiciency." These will becoine more apparent from the following descri tion.

In the' following detai ed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. like numerals refer to like parts in all views tion. Inthe drawmg: I

Fig. 1 isaperspectwe view of a pair of the shelves from the stiles. I

Fig. 2'is a plan view of a typical shelf.1 Fig. 3 is a .fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the stile employed in my im- Fi 4 is a perspective view of the interlocking plug employed for locking the cleats to the stiles and the shelves to each other and to the cleats. l

illustrating the junction and the stile.

' Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the shelves in 1185208 on the-cleats ready to receive ig. 4. e

. Fig. is a detail view of analternateform of interlocking device which displaces the etween' the cleats e vention comprises a series of vertio ical stiles 10 of any convenient length. "The stiles 10 are preferably wooden and T-sheagied in cross section. Inset in the sides form by the T-shaped cross section, are'spacing stri 5 Another obiect of the invention is'to construct the-various members so that each memor objects and advantages residein the of the drawing and throughout the descrip- V cleats such as are employed for supporting Fig..5 is a fragmentar perspective view by means of suitable screws12. The lower extremity of each of the spacing strips 11 is beveled or cut at an angle such as s to the length of the strip. This cutting of the strip extremities forms dove-tailed mortises I own at 13, the upper extremity being at right angles 14 opposite each other on the stile 10 and at spaced intervals along its lengthcorrespond- .in to the space desired between the shelves.

: 0 support the shelves on the stiles 10, cleats 15, such as illustrated in Fig. 1, are employed. The cleats 15 are always used in airs. The extremities of each cleat carries a ove-tailed tenon 16 adapted to fit into the dove-tailed'mortises 14, on the stiles. When the'pair oficleats are in their mortises 14,

they assume the position of Fig. 5, coming :together throughout their length to form a single shelf supporting cleat. In the inner face of each cleat, a transverse dove-tailed groove 17 is formed which, when the cleats are together, as in Fig. 5, form a double dove tailed socket for the reception of a similarly shaped interlocking plug 23, illustrated in Fig. 4. I

A typical shelf is illustrated at 18, Fig. 2, the corners of which are inset at 19 to fit around one-half of the stile 10 and the ends of which carry -dove-tailed cuts 20. The shelves are placed upon the cleats 15 so that the cuts-20 register with and form a double dove-tailed opening over the similarly shaped socket in the cleats. The plugs 18 are then forced through, the dove-tailed openings in the shelves and in the cleats.

The interlocking plu s 23 contain V-shaped grooves 24 and are slig tly tapered. As they are forced into the dove-tailed openings, they act to simultaneously draw the two shelf ends together, lock the shelves to the'cleats, and

draw the .two cleats of a air together, causing the tenons 16 to snug y engage the mortises 14 in the stiles. By this construction,

the entire case of shelves is tightly locked together but can be easily disassembled by simply removing the interlocking plugs 23 which release every member of the construction.

'To avoid forming the dove-tailed grooves in the cleats and shelves, an interlocking member, such as illustrated in Fig. 7, may be used. This member consists of a U-sha ed clip 21 carryin short dowel pins 22.

11, which may be held in place .on the sti es ,is place over the two co-acting cleats 15 so as e clip 21 to maintain the tenons 16 in their mortises 14. The pins 22 project upwardly and are received in holes bored adjacent each extremity of each shelf in a position such as indicated in broken line at 25, Fig. 2.

lVhile a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim and desire secured by Letters Patent is 1. Shelving construction comprising vertical stiles; dove-tailed recesses in the sides of said stiles; cleats having dovetailed extremities adapted to fit within said recesses; shelves arranged to be carried by said cleats; means for clamping a pair of cleats together, so that the extremities of the pair will engage in recesses on opposite sides of said stiles, said means adapted to also clamp adjoining shelves together.

2. Shelving construction comprising vertical stiles; spacing strips attached to the sides of said stiles; the extremities of said strips being spaced apart and shaped to leave dovetailed recesses; cleats; dove-tailed extremities on said cleats adapted to fit into the said recesses and shelves arranged to be carried by said cleats.

3. Shelving construction comprising vertical stiles; dove-tailed recesses in the sides of said stiles; cleats having dove-tailed ex tremities adapted to fit within said recesses; shelves arranged to be carried by said cleats; means for clamping a pair of cleats together, so that the extremities of the pair will engage in recesses on opposite sides of said stiles, said means adapted to also clamp adjoining shelves together; dove-tailed "rooves extending transversely of one face of said cleats and a double dove-tailed plug adapted to fit into co-acting grooves so as to clamp two said cleats together into opposite sides of said stiles.

4. Shelving construction com rising vertical stiles; dove-tailed recesses 1n the sides of said stiles; cleats having dove-tailed ex tremities adapted to fit within said recesses; shelves arranged to be carried by said cleats; means for clamping a pair of cleats together, so that the extremities of the pair will engage in recesses on opposite sides of said stiles, said means adapted to also clamp adjoining shelves together; dove-tailed grooves extendin transversely of one face of said cleats and a ouble dove-tailed plug ada ted to fit into co-acting grooves so as to 0 amp two said cleats together into opposite sides of said stiles, said plugs arranged to extend into dove-tailed cuts in the extremities of said shelves so as to lock adjoining shelves together.

5. Shelving construction com rising vertical stiles; opposite dove-taile recesses 1n the sides of said stiles; cleats; dove-tailed projections on the extremities of said cleats, said projections being flush with one side of said cleats and inset from the other side thereof, so that when said projections are in said recesses two cleats may come together; means for maintaining said cleats together, and shelves adapted to rest on said cleats.

6. Shelving construction com rising ver-- tical stiles; opposite dove-taile recesses in the sides of said stiles; cleats; dove-tailed projections on the extremities of said cleats, said projections being flush with one side of said cleats and inset from the other side thereof, so that when said projections are in said recesses two cleats may come together; means for maintaining said cleats together; shelves adapted to rest on said cleats, said means for maintaining two of said cleats together, also.

acting to maintain two of said shelves to-x. gether.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my si' ature.

WILLIAM E. J NE. 

